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  • Universities Put the ‘Men’ in Women’s History Month

    Universities Put the ‘Men’ in Women’s History Month

    Events include transgender ‘gender equity’ speakers, intersectionality seminars, and sex-toy lessons.

    Women’s History Month was established in 1980 to recognize women’s achievements—scientific discoveries, humanitarian work, the arts, etc. But this year, American colleges and universities have decided to use the month…

  • Civic Centers Are a Gamble

    Civic Centers Are a Gamble

    Ohio’s early results raise doubts about the durability of the reform movement.

    The discovery and dissemination of higher forms of knowledge can take place in many non-university settings, and personally, my work for the American Enterprise Institute, Independent Institute, Unleash Prosperity, the…

  • Fixing Stupid

    Fixing Stupid

    Colleges should teach critical thinking again.

    My previous essay, “Is College Making People Stupider?” carried a one-word answer as its subtitle: “Yes.” That may have struck some readers as pessimistic. But for many—perhaps most—students, obtaining a…

  • Is College Worth It? Not at These Prices.

    Is College Worth It? Not at These Prices.

    Until university presidents are willing to cut their own salaries and double teaching loads, their reform talk is just politics.

    The president of Dartmouth College recently asked in the Wall Street Journal, “Is a Four-Year Degree Worth It?” She states that colleges will have to change their ways to win…

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  • A White-Collar Trade School?

    A White-Collar Trade School?

    A view that college should prepare students for immediate employment is now mainstream across America.
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    Is College Dead—or Just Changing?

    An ed-tech executive argues higher education must adapt to AI as students and institutions prioritize job-market returns.
  • A Market Test

    A Market Test

    Degrees that don’t deliver face a federal cutoff—just as the job market grows less forgiving.
  • That’s Not Good

    That’s Not Good

    A weak job market awaits recent graduates—and young men are feeling the contraction most.